Karma Modern Indian

611 I St NW, Washington - 20001
246 reviews
Indian Tapas/Small Plates Cocktail Bar
(202) 898-0393

Amazing food! Amazing ambiance / great time with friends.I am only removing 1 star because the service was extremely slow, foods took over 30 minutes to arrive at the table and that was the only downside.When the food was On our table - we enjoyed every single dish & cocktail.Would definitely go back here again despite slow service (which I’m sure is a temporary glitch)Would recommend this restaurant while in DC!

Went on a Sunday for dinner. Most of the dishes were good, if not very good (lamb and chicken). The duck was extremely overcooked, but its saffron sauce was nice and I’m sure the dish is good when cooked properly.The main issue we had was timing/service. Our appetizers came out after 40 minutes, and our mains took another 40 minutes after that to arrive. The place was not packed, and there were only 3 of us ordering a normal amount of food.Not only was this frustrating, but the staff didn’t handle it well. At one point a gentleman came over, without introducing himself, and seemed to try and make excuses about why we were having these issues, such as “well your entrees were fired at that time, so they came out at this time”. There wasn’t even an apology, he just kind of walked away after we expressed our disappointment. Eventually they did bring us complementary sparkling wine, but this also missed the mark as one in our group doesn’t drink and another still had a full glass of wine. Would have been nice if they instead simply asked how they could make it up, such as complementary dessert.Unfortunately, I don’t think it’s worth it for us to ever go back.

Really good food. The waitress and the waiters was awesome. Best service I’ve ever had!

We had an amazing experience on Valentine’s Day our server was amazing and we loved the atmosphere and food.They made our special night even more special. Thank you guys!It was a preset menu which is our favorite style. Chef had our taste buds singing.

This place had a pleasant ambiance and the servers were kind and helpful. The appetizers were amazing and as well the main course. But the desserts were the worst.

The food, the service to the decor and vibe screamed "Michelin Star". This was our second time there.Today, we ordered the Pre-Fix lunch special in which we were served a three course meal-- appetizer, main course, and dessert.The Chicken Tikka was incredibly juicy and succulent, and the spicy green dipping sauce gave it the spicy kick it needed to push it over the top from simply great to FANTASTIC. This was only our first course...We then ordered the Butter Chicken and the Palak Paneer for our main course. We supplemented our main meal with a side of Chickpeas, a warm Whole Wheat Roti and a buttery crisp Laatha Paratha.Every item served in our second course was perfect, and the combined portions served was food that the two of us could finish in one sitting.To close out our visit, we ordered caramond ice cream and a Carrot Hafka for dessert, our final course, which was small but satisfying.Overall, I give Karma a perfect score. If I could give it a sixth star ? I would.I recommend this restaurant for any and all occasions.The food and service is consistently tasty.

Went here during winter restaurant week.We liked most of the dishes we tried here. Lentil soup was good. Their paneer pesto was our favorite for starters. Their heirloom paneer was great as well. Nariyali chicken prawn and kashmiri chicken gustaba were okay. Loved their rasmalai. It was different. Pretty good service.

This place was amazing. That spinach drink was out of the world. I truly enjoyed it. Thank you to the bar tender. Our food was very good. The appetizers were excellent, we had a tandoori cauliflower and seekh kabob, both tasted perfect. The entree’s Lang rogangosh and chicken curry delicious. The Lacha paratha was tasty as well. Will definitely go back. The o my reason I give 4 stars and not 5, the restaurant was way too quite.

My wife and I visited this restaurant on our 3rd Anniversary.- The Ambience is great and we did get a good table with the server making some arrangements for our special occasion.- My wife started with the Dragon's coast and it was very refreshing. We also were greeted with lentil soup which was on the house and it is one of the best things I have tasted for a while. The flavor from the soup was insane.- For the appetizers we got tamarind potato sphere, green peas & edamame tikki and paneer pesto. Potato sphere was nice (nothing amazing nor horrible about it). The tikki was however cooked well, especially the Lima beans with the garlic sauce was a great combination. Paneer pesto was a little disappointing. The marination didn't seem to have basil or it was burnt during grilling. It seemed like garlic sauce and grilled paneer instead. Also, the paneer they use is super dry and dense as opposed to soft and a bit creamy texture that it must have.- Maincourse consisted of zucchini Kota with lachha paratha and paneer lajawab with herb and cheese naan. The kofta was cooked quite well and the sauce to go with it was amazing as well. The lachha paratha was textbook perfect with a bit of char and the layers. However, the paneer lajawab was very mediocre with an even underwhelming tomato sauce. The Naan was undercooked and was also lacking the the char and some butter to top it.- We ended the night with pistachio and cashews pastry. It tasted well. However, the highlight of our dessert was the house made cardamom ice cream which was on the house. It was packed with flavor and the texture was nice and creamy.Overall, the food was good but I would expect a lot more from a michelin starred restaurant.

Went for dinner with a group of friends. Ordered everything from beer to bourbon to mock tails, appetizers, entrees and bread. Appetizers were awesome, entrees were good except for a couple of traditional ones that were just OK. Staff was very nice and even brought some ice cream and candle for the birthday person. Great experience, good food and nice ambience, not to mention the convenient location.